Mother's fury as daughter, 13, has her mouth taped by teacher to stop her talking in class

A mother has spoken of her outrage after her teenager daughter;'s mouth was taped shut by a teacher to stop her from talking in class.

Leah Freel claimed the disciplinary action against 13-year-old Jazlyn at the Renaissance Middle School in Miramar, Florida was a form of child abuse.

She was 'irate and appalled' after learning about the action during a science class at the Renaissance Middle School in Miramar, Florida.

Outraged: Leah Freel and her daughter Jazlyn who had her mouth taped during a science class at a school in Miramar, Florida

Jazlyn, who admits to being 'chatty' said: 'She [the teacher] asked me to stop
talking, and then a couple minutes went by and I started to talk again,
and she came to me and put it [the tape] on my mouth.

'I had to cough, so I took the first piece off, so she went into her
desk and took another piece out, and put it on my mouth again'

She added that the teacher 'told me to keep the tape on my mouth, and she told me
that what happened in her classroom stayed in her classroom, and it was
just a joke.'

Taped: A demonstration of how Jazlyn's mouth was shut to stop her talking

The New Renaissance Middle School in Florida. The teacher has now been reassigned after the complaint

Jazlyn said another student also had her mouth taped shut and the pair complained to an administrator. The teacher has now be reassigned.

But Jazlyn's mother wants an apology from the school. She said: 'I hope that this doesn't happen to any other children.

'They are still kids. They need to be protected while we're not around.'